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Public Information Statement...Corrected
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
1034 AM EDT Mon Apr 22 2019

...EF-1 TORNADO IN SPIVEYS CORNER AND MEADOW, NC...

Start Location...SPIVEYS CORNER IN SAMPSON COUNTY NC
End Location...MEADOW IN JOHNSTON COUNTY NC
Date...APRIL 19 2019
Estimated Time...5:01 PM EDT THROUGH 5:11 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...95-105 mph
Maximum Path Width...125 yards
Path Length...10 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...35.1913/-78.5071
Ending Lat/Lon...35.3220/-78.4250
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SPIVEYS CORNER AREA OF NORTHWEST SAMPSON
COUNTY.  DAMAGE THERE CONSISTED OF NUMEROUS SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES,
DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES, TOSSED OUTDOOR FURNITURE, AND MINOR
DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF AT LEAST ONE HOME.  THE TORNADO THEN OSCILATED UP
AND DOWN FOR ABOUT 8 MILES, RESULTING IN MINOR TREE DAMAGE WHEN BRIEFLY
TOUCHING DOWN.  THE TORANDO FINALLY TOUCHED DOWN ONE LAST TIME IN THE
MEADOW AREA OF SOUTHERN JOHNSTON COUNTY, WHERE IT DID CONSIDERABLE ROOF
AND WINDOW DAMAGE TO TWO HOMES, SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES, AND
BLEW OVER SEVERAL GRAIN SILOS.  BASED ON THE DAMAGE TO THE HOMES AND
TREES, THIS TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF-1 WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS OF 95 TO
105 MPH.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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